Background > First human settlement > Place: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AntarcticaAntarctica | Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme |
| ArgentinaArgentina | Piedra Museo |
| AustraliaAustralia | Devil's Lair |
| BrazilBrazil | Pedra Furada |
| CambodiaCambodia | Laang Spean |
| CanadaCanada | Bluefish Caves |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | Cidade Velha |
| ChileChile | Monte Verde |
| ChinaChina | Tianyuan Cave |
| ColombiaColombia | El Abra |
| CyprusCyprus | Aetokremnos |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Mladeč |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | Katanda, Upper Semliki River |
| East TimorEast Timor | Jerimalai cave |
| EgyptEgypt | Taramasa Hill |
| EstoniaEstonia | Pulli |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | Omo Kibish Formation |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | Puerto Soledad |
| FijiFiji | Bourewa |
| FranceFrance | Chauvet Cave |
| GermanyGermany | Geißenklösterle , Baden-Württemberg |
| GreeceGreece | Mount Parnassus |
| GreenlandGreenland | Saqqaq |
| IcelandIceland | Reykjavík |
| IndiaIndia | Jwalapuram , Andhra Pradesh |
| IrelandIreland | Mount Sandel |
| IsraelIsrael | Skhul/Qafzeh |
| ItalyItaly | Grotta del Cavallo, Apulia |
| JapanJapan | Lake Nojiri |
| LaosLaos | Annamite Mountains |
| LibyaLibya | Haua Fteah |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Niah Cave |
| MaltaMalta | Għar Dalam |
| MauritiusMauritius | Vieux Grand Port |
| MoroccoMorocco | Jebel Irhoud |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | Wairau Bar |
| Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island | Emily Bay |
| NorwayNorway | Aukra |
| OmanOman | Aybut |
| PeruPeru | Pikimachay |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Callao Cave |
| PolandPoland | Obłazowa Cave |
| PortugalPortugal | Abrigo do Lagar Velho |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | Angostura site |
| RomaniaRomania | Peştera cu Oase |
| SamoaSamoa | Mulifanua |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | Klasies River Caves |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | Fa Hien Cave |
| SudanSudan | Singa |
| SvalbardSvalbard | Smeerenburg |
| TaiwanTaiwan | Chihshan Rock Site |
| TongaTonga | Pea village on Tongatapu |
| TuvaluTuvalu | Caves of Nanumanga |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | Jebel Faya |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | Kents Cavern |
| United StatesUnited States | Meadowcroft Rockshelter |
| VanuatuVanuatu | Teouma etc. |
